I've got this idea. What about gathering a group of online writers and illustrators? We view and comment on each other's work. As a group, we write and illustrate all kinds of stuff. Realism. Science-fiction. Horror. Mystery. Travel. Book reviews. Landscapes. Whatever. We have a central website, blog and forum with links to all our sites, blogs and forums. When pieces get a certain number of hits and comments (of approval), they're added to a list on the central site.
People can collaborate (i.e., writers and writers, writers and illustrators, illustrators and writers, illustrators and illustrators) or contribute work based on other people's work (e.g., illustrations based on stories, stories based on illustrations, stories based on stories, illustrations based on illustrations).
The name (OWIe) reminds us that brutal honesty is key. When you put yourself out there, you're asking to get hurt.
Anybody game?
Sounds fun.
Shirley
Comment by Shirley — May 2, 2006 @ 11:45 pm
Although I could hardly call myself an author, I would like to help in coordinating some sort of creative initiative.
Personally, most of my inspiration (if not all of it) comes from others in one way or another. I think something like this could benefit quite a share of people.
Comment by nakata — May 4, 2006 @ 2:41 pm
[...] OWIe is intended to serve as a sort of webring, blogring, forumring and wikiring for online writers and illustrators. See "The Online Writers' and Illustrators' eCollective (OWIe)" and "The Shaping Up of OWIe" for details to date. [...]
Pingback by Bli-fi » OWIe Now Launched. Climb Aboard. — May 14, 2006 @ 10:32 am
Interesting? What is your status. the last posting is May 2006. What’s up with that?
Comment by blog4tsotsm — January 31, 2009 @ 3:29 pm